Cooked?The Source Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score98 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 21, 2024 →
- address509 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254
Is The Source Cafe clean?
The Source Cafe is currently Grade A from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 21, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Source Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy# 44. FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS: PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AND CLEAN
- 🛠️equipment grimy or busted# 33. NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR
When was The Source Cafe last inspected?
The Source Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2024, averaging 95 points.
December 21, 2024 A
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View full inspection →September 19, 2024 A
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View full inspection →January 20, 2024 A
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View full inspection →The Source Cafe vs City Of Hermosa Beach
City Of Hermosa Beach runs 97% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 208 clean, 5 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in City Of Hermosa Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 85% of them.
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How Los Angeles grades restaurants
Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily, but the authority publishes in batches, so a recent visit may not appear yet. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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